Unparking (Activating) Your Domain Name
Once you determine which hosting provider to use, you must change the nameserver information on your account to unpark, or activate, your domain name.
To Unpark (Activate) Your Domain Name
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Next to Domains, click Launch.
- Select the domain name(s) you want to modify.
- Click Nameservers.
- Select one of the following:
- I want to park my domains — Specifies you want to park your domain name(s) on our parked servers. We automatically park your new domain name registrations. The parked page displays when someone opens your domain name from a Web browser.
- I want to forward my domains — Specifies you want to forward your domain name(s) to another URL. For more information about forwarding domain names, see Forwarding or Masking Your Domain Name.
- I have a hosting account with these domains — Specifies your domain name(s) are hosted with us and you want to use our nameservers.
- I have specific nameservers for my domains — Specifies your domain name(s) are hosted with another company and lets you to enter the company's nameservers.
- I want to park my domains — Specifies you want to park your domain name(s) on our parked servers. We automatically park your new domain name registrations. The parked page displays when someone opens your domain name from a Web browser.
- If you selected I have specific nameservers for my domains, enter your nameservers. You must enter at least two nameservers for your domain name.
- Click OK.
It takes about 4-8 hours for .com and .net domains and about 24-48 hours for all other domain name extensions before nameservers on other networks can access the information after the central registry receives it. This period is referred to as the propagation period.
